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''See also ''[[Angamaitë (epessë)]]'' for the Quenya epessë of Angrod'' | ''See also ''[[Angamaitë (epessë)]]'' for the Quenya epessë of Angrod'' | ||
'''Angamaitë''' ([[Quenya|Q]]: "Iron-handed", pron. {{IPA|[ˌaŋɡaˈma͡ɪte]}}) was one of the great-grandsons of [[Castamir]] the Usurper. With [[Sangahyando]], another descendant of [[Castamir]], Angamaitë followed in the footsteps of his treacherous ancestor. He led the [[Corsairs of Umbar]] on a devastating raid against the [[Gondorians|Gondorian]] port of [[Pelargir]], where they succeeded in ravaging the city and slaying [[Minardil]], the King of [[Gondor]] himself.{{ | '''Angamaitë''' ([[Quenya|Q]]: "Iron-handed", pron. {{IPA|[ˌaŋɡaˈma͡ɪte]}}) was one of the great-grandsons of [[Castamir]] the Usurper. With [[Sangahyando]], another descendant of [[Castamir]], Angamaitë followed in the footsteps of his treacherous ancestor. He led the [[Corsairs of Umbar]] on a devastating raid against the [[Gondorians|Gondorian]] port of [[Pelargir]], where they succeeded in ravaging the city and slaying [[Minardil]], the King of [[Gondor]] himself.<ref>{{PM|Elendil}}, Minardil, p. 199</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== |
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See also Angamaitë (epessë) for the Quenya epessë of Angrod
Angamaitë (Q: "Iron-handed", pron. [ˌaŋɡaˈma͡ɪte]) was one of the great-grandsons of Castamir the Usurper. With Sangahyando, another descendant of Castamir, Angamaitë followed in the footsteps of his treacherous ancestor. He led the Corsairs of Umbar on a devastating raid against the Gondorian port of Pelargir, where they succeeded in ravaging the city and slaying Minardil, the King of Gondor himself.[1]
Etymology
Angamaitë is a Quenya name meaning "iron-handed",[2] from anga meaning "iron", and maitë meaning "hand".
In the first edition of The Lord of the Rings the name was misprinted as Angomaitë.[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VII. The Heirs of Elendil", Minardil, p. 199
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 116